Cost of living comparison
France is 96.8% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in France instead of Poland, you would:
pay 94.7% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.34
|
$16.13
€14.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.63
|
$9.98
€9.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.16
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.57
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.72
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.28
|
$8.33
€7.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.19
|
$4.25
€3.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł9.88
|
$3.47
€3.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.73
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.52
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.17
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.50
|
$1.29
€1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.57
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.17
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.48
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.58
|
$7.84
€7.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł95.02
|
$52.45
€48.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł78,632.93
|
$26,223.89
€24,087.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.09
|
$18.05
€16.58
|
|
pay 59.6% more for housing
|
Poland
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł51.42
|
$30.93
€28.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,907.68
|
$760.64
€698.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,616.78
|
$610.71
€560.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł590.36
|
$135.03
€124.04
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł908.06
|
$674.24
€619.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł17,754.35
|
$11,309.03
€10,387.91
|
|
pay 98.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.29
|
$6.24
€5.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.73
|
$2.93
€2.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.41
|
$11.11
€10.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł109.09
|
$37.98
€34.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.36
|
$11.22
€10.31
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł256.91
|
$85.18
€78.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł120.53
|
$38.90
€35.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł263.77
|
$90.98
€83.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł298.98
|
$122.71
€112.72
|
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